We Talked to the Graduate Student Who Made Bricks From Human Pee
Pee contains some pretty amazing stuff. Scientists have known for nearly a decade that it’s possible to produce bricks…
Here’s How Engineers Dream of Stopping Tsunamis
The tsunami that struck Indonesia’s Sulawesi island and killed at least 1,400 people sadly won’t be the last. Human…
Freaky Robotic Skin Brings Inanimate Objects to Life
Typically, robots are built to perform a single task. To make them more adaptable, researchers from Yale University…
New Research Takes Us One Step Closer to a Bionic Eye
For the first time ever, scientists have 3D-printed an array of light sensors onto an eyeball-shaped surface.…
How Will NASA Get this Probe to the Sun Without It Melting?
A human-made spacecraft is finally heading to the center of the Solar System. NASA’s first launch window for the Parker…
With Some Clever Engineering, This Guy Made a Supersized Lego Helicopter Actually Fly
Instead of relying on just his imagination to make Lego toys fly, Adam Woodworth supersizes his favorite sets and upgrad…
Watch Tiny Crab Spiders Take Flight With 10-Foot Silk Parachutes
If you’re arachnophobic, I hate to tell you this, but spiders can fly.
A Rare Behind the Scenes Look at Disney World's Most Advanced Audio-Animatronic Character
A lot of us are still scratching our heads over Disney’s decision to spend millions of dollars building Pandora—The…
Scientists Didn't Invent a Star Trek 'Cloaking Device,' But What They Did Is Still Neat
Several news outlets have claimed that scientists have created a “cloaking device” like those seen on Star Trek, but…
Here's How Scientists Bent Diamonds
A team of physicists has figured out how to bend diamonds, according to a new paper. Okay, we’re talking about…
For $367,500, This Clockwork Machine Will Save You the Hassle of Writing Your Own Name
Are you a billionaire suffering from wrist cramps brought on by the endless stacks of checks you need to endorse? A…
Please Enjoy This Compilation of NASA Test Dummies Having Their Day Ruined
NASA test dummies go through a lot so humans don’t have to. They get used for brutal impact tests, and sometimes said…
Operators of Verrückt, World's Largest Water Slide, Charged in 2016 Death of 10-Year-Old Rider
A grand jury in Wyandotte County, Kansas has returned an indictment against waterpark and resort operator Schlitterbahn…
Graphene Scientists Invent World's Most Hardcore Hair Dye
Researchers at Northwestern University think they’ve stumbled upon an unexpected new use for the so-called…
Report: Engineer Told Officials Not to Worry About Crack in Miami Bridge Just Hours Before Collapse
The death toll from the collapse of a pedestrian bridge over a road at Miami’s Florida International University on…
50 Engineers Spent Six Months Designing a Fidget Spinner That Set a New World Record
Just when you thought that the fidget spinner fad had gone the way of the dodo bird, hoverboards, and 3D TVs, a…
Picture of Single Trapped Atom Wins UK Science Photography Prize
Zoom in close on the center of the picture above, and you can spot something you perhaps never thought you’d be able to…
Why the Drinking Bird Toy Is Actually a Brilliant Piece of Thermodynamic Engineering
At some point in your life you’ve almost certainly marveled at the classic drinking bird toy, and probably lost a few…
Boston Dynamics’ ATLAS Robot Is Now a Backflipping Cyborg Supersoldier
10 minutes ago, I was cautiously optimistic that one day we’d live and work side-by-side with robots in perfect…
These Two Scientists Say the Time Has Come to Redefine 'Glass'
“Glass is an amorphous solid that flows like a liquid,” you’d probably say if you were asked to define the stuff. Is…